Land owners permission to shoot on their land.

[C3PO_1]

One important thing with letters is spelling and grammar. Getting it right makes a good impression towards their attitude to giving shooting rights there.

[Dave E]

Keep trying !

See it from their point of view; Would you let someone you didn't know wander around your land with a gun.

It might help if you look at the land first and personalise it. " I've noticed that your fields of crops have extensive rabbit/pigeon damage....."
"I notice that you have numerous pigeons on your barns which are likely to contaminate livestock feed"

I'm sure you'll get something in the end.

Dave E

[Loonboy]

One important thing with letters is spelling and grammar. Getting it right makes a good impression towards their attitude to giving shooting rights there.

the joy of microsoft word

[Blacky]

Any luck yet ?

[westy306]

I always put references on any letters I send out.

They are likely to know their neighbours and this can put their minds at rest. If they want to check up on you, they can; it shows you have nothing to hide.

Top tips to get permission:

• Send letter with references.
• Call by telephone after a few days.
• Printout a google earth map of the surrounding area (More likely to show fences and
• Have a good draft permission slip ready.
• Offer to visit to discuss any vermin problems they may have on their land and what you can do to help.
• Discuss access, times, hazards and offer part of your future bag to the landowner.
• Show them you have a real passion for your sport and not just "some bloke who wants to do some shooting on their farm".
• Show them your shooting insurance documents.
• Get the landowner to show you their boundries on a map and mark them on your google map.
• I normally do a bit of "Paintshop Pro" on the map and insert it into a Word document to form a professional looking permission slip.
• Post said professional permission slip to the land owner and invite them to suggest any changes.
• Revisit to collect signed permission slip.
• Reap the rewards of your labour.

It sounds a bit long winded, but each step sets their minds at rest and builds trust over a short time.

Be prepared for the ocassional "anti". Each to his own I say.

ATB

westy306

[jondee]

well i hope he got a shoot,as i have tried the same thing,no letters and just calling over 2 days and i tried previously as far as wales.
anyway i eventually got a shoot on a golfcourse and would you believe it,it was the first one i called at but,i did have to call back and boy was it worth it,i then got another some time later.
so keep trying and never give up,i know it is not easy and anyone can say keep going and it can be disheartening at times but,the rewards are good for those who keep going.
atb

jon
ps,,met a guy off here who has been trying for a shoot for over 5 years and not got one,so i took him on my shoot to help perk him up and it did revive his enthusiasm for a shoot of his own.

[GAV1N]

I sent 20 letters and got 5 farms to shoot on.
My top 'Letter' tip is not to ask for shooting permission but rather to only ask for a meeting in which to discuss the possibility of shooting permission. Sounds like a small difference but you are asking for a much smaller initial commitment which once granted is more likely to be followed by a second positive commitment. Standard sales psychology really.

[Tailz]

Is there some way to find out the full farm address, including the farmers name, other than driving up to the farm house of course. Some farms are hidden out of the way, or is it much more important to hand deliver letters of request?